VW Brand to Add New Fastback Model Above Passat in Recovery Push
- Car follows VW’s Sport Coupe Concept GTE shown 2015 in Geneva
- VW introduced upscale Phideon sedan in China this summer
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Volkswagen AG’s namesake car brand plans a four-door fastback model more expensive than its mid-sized Passat but cheaper than the Phaeton luxury sedan that it axed last year, pushing further to revive profit and rebound from its diesel-emissions scandal.
The addition to VW’s line-up will be inspired by the Sport Coupe Concept GTE unveiled at the Geneva auto show in 2015, and is set to roll out as early as next year, a spokesman for the German company said by phone. The model, which features a roof sloping toward the back, will be targeted at European as well as overseas markets including the U.S., he said.